I'd take Kiora's Follower just because I usually go for high-synergy decks, which she does well. I pipe dream wheeling Tromper, but probably get Stratus Walk.
After the creature resolves, both players will get priority before the end step ends. So you'll get a chance to do something before your opponent's turn, as long as it's an instant.
5/3 haste with a drawback for 2RR is justifiable as a rare? Seems poor. Also, enjoy topdecking that card. Yeah, not gonna pay the Tribute when you have no cards in hand...enjoy your 4-mana Spike Jester.
I have my doubts if the majority of MTG players can sufficiently randomize a deck by riffle shuffling alone in the time allotted. If you can do one riffle in like 10 seconds and do it 10+ times, then yeah, you're fine no matter what the deck looked like beforehand.
The majority of people just aren't that good at shuffling, though, and probably take 30 seconds or more to do one riffle. They will not have a sufficiently randomized result regardless of what the deck looked like before they started shuffling. Since this is technically cheating no matter what, you might as well pick the option that gives you the most advantage.
I've actually challenged people to do this. Stack your deck with all the lands in alphabetical order followed by all the spells in alphabetical order. Now try and randomize it in one minute with riffle shuffling alone. Not many players can do it. If you look at the cards afterwards, the deck is obviously not randomized. You can tell just by looking for the multiple clumps of 4-ofs that are still present. While clumps of land or spells are to be expected in a randomized deck, a clump of four cards with the same name is extremely unlikely to happen.
Riffle shuffling alone is generally not considered to be sufficient randomization. It is recommended that you use at least 2 methods of shuffling (riffle, mash, etc) when randomizing a deck. Also, your definition of "sufficient randomization" appears to be complete randomization, which is not what the MTR definition is.
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Randomization is defined as bringing the deck to a state where no player can have any information regarding the order or position of cards in any portion of the deck.
Also, the idea of "everyone's cheating so I might as well cheat the best" is very harmful to the game. Look at the Steroid problems in sports. We're trying to protect the integrity of the game, not further deteriorate it.
The link isn't loading for me sadly.. Are there any others?
The linked Basic Rulebook is your best bet. If it's not working for you for whatever reason, I would recommend going to your local gaming shop and asking an employee for assistance. At my store, we have some beginner decks and rules pamphlets we can hand out to new players; most stores should have these or something similar (Wizards actually sends them to the stores).
You can target Ooze's ability, but as you correctly surmised, Spellskite is not a legal target for it so nothing will happen. The original target will remain.
Jumping straight to a DQ isn't going to happen, that's for sure. If it's happening continually and you need to keep reminding him, you can call a judge.
Worth noting is that he's not missing any trigger - Blind Obedience just changes the rules of the game. So he would be committing a Game Rule Violation, not a Missed Trigger. If it was a trigger, then he actually wouldn't be responsible for it at all, since you control it.
Can anyone imagine a Legendary Bestow creature and how that would play? Not only would it be a flavor fail ("the gods say that only Jim over here gets this awesome boon, everybody else can go suck it,") but it would also result in incredibly awkward interactions in other formats, namely Commander.
People would love to see another 5 color General to add some variety to the mix, especially one with all of those shiny keywords already preinstalled. However, that then raises the question of where Bestow works from. If it only works from the hand, then do people even want to use it when they can't even use it's full power? If you can Bestow from the Command zone, then is the Command zone merely an extension of your hand? If you Bestow your Commander onto another creature, perhaps a more evasive creature like Tormented Soul or Daxos of Meletis, does the new creature now gain the invisible "Commander" title from your Commander that MTGO so helpfully shows along with whatever boons your Commander has? Does this other creature now count towards General Damage, or does it merely act as a vessel and only the stats printed on your Commander count towards GD?
I am glad that Chromanticore is not Legendary, if only for the simple fact that he brings up far too many questions and rulings otherwise and my brain hurts already from considering how to use him as my Commander in "5 Colors of Fun.dec".
All of these questions are EASILY answered.
Bestow is an alternate casting cost that can be paid whenever you cast the spell, from any zone. If you were able to cast a Bestow creature from your graveyard (say via Yawgmoth's Will), you could still pay the Bestow cost - nothing special about the Command Zone.
The Commander Damage rule applies to the Commander card itself, nothing else. If it was Bestowed on something else, it would just provide a bonus.
Complete missed opportunity for a solid 5-color Commander. I don't see an issue with flavor either - the only reason the only Legendary Enchantment Creatures are Gods is because WotC SAID so. Who is to say they didn't create another unique entity? If the card was Legendary when it was submitted, and they removed that supertype (which is how it reads), then they missed the entire point of the card, and it was a waste.
You need to control at least 2 Faeries when SSS enters the battlefield. If you don't, Skullcrack will be an invalid target for its ability. So you'd have to activate Mutavault before SSS resolves.
To anyone saying this isn't amazing in EDH because of Asceticism: It's called redundancy. I'll play both of them in my Warp World EDH. Taking away Hexproof is also pretty nifty. Definitely looking forward to this one.
Way worse than Mana Leak in the first few turns of the game, but usually better in the late game. That's a good balance, because early-game counters are what cause issues in Standard, but this will still usually counter bombs.
Riffle shuffling alone is generally not considered to be sufficient randomization. It is recommended that you use at least 2 methods of shuffling (riffle, mash, etc) when randomizing a deck. Also, your definition of "sufficient randomization" appears to be complete randomization, which is not what the MTR definition is.
Also, the idea of "everyone's cheating so I might as well cheat the best" is very harmful to the game. Look at the Steroid problems in sports. We're trying to protect the integrity of the game, not further deteriorate it.
The linked Basic Rulebook is your best bet. If it's not working for you for whatever reason, I would recommend going to your local gaming shop and asking an employee for assistance. At my store, we have some beginner decks and rules pamphlets we can hand out to new players; most stores should have these or something similar (Wizards actually sends them to the stores).
Worth noting is that he's not missing any trigger - Blind Obedience just changes the rules of the game. So he would be committing a Game Rule Violation, not a Missed Trigger. If it was a trigger, then he actually wouldn't be responsible for it at all, since you control it.
All of these questions are EASILY answered.
Bestow is an alternate casting cost that can be paid whenever you cast the spell, from any zone. If you were able to cast a Bestow creature from your graveyard (say via Yawgmoth's Will), you could still pay the Bestow cost - nothing special about the Command Zone.
The Commander Damage rule applies to the Commander card itself, nothing else. If it was Bestowed on something else, it would just provide a bonus.
Complete missed opportunity for a solid 5-color Commander. I don't see an issue with flavor either - the only reason the only Legendary Enchantment Creatures are Gods is because WotC SAID so. Who is to say they didn't create another unique entity? If the card was Legendary when it was submitted, and they removed that supertype (which is how it reads), then they missed the entire point of the card, and it was a waste.
Doesn't really nerf Underworld, since they can just activate it on your turn.
Chromanticore is going to be a bulk rare because it's not Legendary.
Glimpse the Sun God is the second-worst card printed to date with the word "Glimpse" in the name. Limited bomb probably though.